Electronic device and method for controlling operation thereof

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, a speaker, a microphone, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether there is auditory data stored in the memory of the electronic device when an external electronic device is connected thereto through the communication circuit, send a request for auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data stored in the memory, receive the auditory data from the external electronic device, correct data, at the electronic device, about the sound received through the microphone using the auditory data, receive corrected audio data from the external electronic device, synthesize the corrected data about the sound and the corrected audio data received from the external device to obtain first synthesized data, and output a first new sound corresponding to the first synthesized data through the speaker.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electronic device comprising:
 a communication circuit; 
 a speaker; 
 a microphone configured to receive a sound; 
 a memory; and 
 a processor electrically connected with the communication circuit, the speaker, the microphone, and the memory, and configured to:
 determine whether there is auditory data stored in the memory of the electronic device when an external electronic device is connected thereto through the communication circuit, 
 send a request for auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data stored in the memory, 
 receive the auditory data from the external electronic device, 
 correct data, at the electronic device, about the sound received through the microphone using the auditory data, 
 receive corrected audio data from the external electronic device, 
 synthesize the corrected data about the sound and the corrected audio data received from the external device to obtain first synthesized data, and 
 output a first new sound corresponding to the first synthesized data through the speaker. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the corrected audio data is data obtained by correcting audio data reproduced in the external electronic device using the auditory data. 
     
     
       3. The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 receive audio data from the external electronic device when the auditory data is in the electronic device, 
 synthesize the data about the sound and the received audio data to obtain second synthesized data, 
 correct the second synthesized data using the auditory data, and 
 output a second new sound corresponding to the corrected second synthesized data through the speaker. 
 
     
     
       4. The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 check whether the auditory data is in the external electronic device when the auditory data is in the electronic device, and 
 transmit the auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data in the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       5. The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 transmit the data about the sound to the external electronic device, 
 receive corrected data of second synthesized data obtained by synthesizing the data about the sound and audio data from the external electronic device, and 
 output a second new sound corresponding to the received corrected data through the speaker. 
 
     
     
       6. An electronic device comprising:
 a communication circuit; 
 a speaker; 
 a microphone; 
 a memory; and 
 a processor electrically connected with the communication circuit, the speaker, the microphone, and the memory, and configured to:
 determine whether there is auditory data specific to a user stored in the memory of the electronic device when an external electronic device is connected thereto through the communication circuit, the external electronic device being worn by the user, 
 send a request for the auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data stored in the memory, 
 identify whether the external electronic device stores the auditory data, 
 receive the auditory data from the external electronic device without performing a hearing measurement function in response to identifying that the external electronic device stores the auditory data, or generate the auditory data by performing the hearing measurement function in response to identifying that the external electronic device does not store the auditory data, 
 correct audio data reproduced in the electronic device using the auditory data, and 
 transmit the corrected audio data to the external electronic device to be output through a speaker of the external electronic device. 
 
 
     
     
       7. The electronic device of  claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 check whether the auditory data is in the external electronic device when the auditory data is in the electronic device, and 
 transmit the auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data in the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       8. The electronic device of  claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 generate the auditory data by performing a hearing measurement function when there is no auditory data in both the electronic device and the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       9. The electronic device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 transmit the generated auditory data to the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       10. The electronic device of  claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 receive, from the external electronic device, data about a sound received by the external electronic device, 
 synthesize the received data about the sound and the reproduced audio data to obtain synthesized data, 
 correct the synthesized data, and 
 transmit the corrected synthesized data to the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       11. A method for controlling an electronic device including a microphone and a speaker, the method comprising:
 determining whether there is auditory data in the electronic device when the electronic device is connected with an external electronic device; 
 sending a request for the auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data in the electronic device; 
 receiving the auditory data from the external electronic device; 
 correcting data about a sound received through the microphone of the electronic device using the auditory data; 
 receiving corrected audio data from the external electronic device; 
 synthesizing the corrected data about the sound and the corrected audio data to obtain first synthesized data; and 
 outputting a first new sound corresponding to the first synthesized data through the speaker. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the corrected audio data is data obtained by correcting audio data reproduced in the external electronic device using the auditory data. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 receiving audio data from the external electronic device when the auditory data is in the electronic device; 
 synthesizing the data about the sound and the received audio data to obtain second synthesized data; 
 correcting the second synthesized data using the auditory data; and 
 outputting a second new sound corresponding to the corrected second synthesized data through the speaker. 
 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 checking whether the auditory data is in the external electronic device when the auditory data is in the electronic device; and 
 transmitting the auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data in the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 transmitting the data about the sound to the external electronic device; 
 receiving corrected data of second synthesized data obtained by synthesizing the data about the sound and audio data from the external electronic device; and 
 outputting a second new sound corresponding to the received corrected data through the speaker. 
 
     
     
       16. A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
 determining whether there is auditory data specific to a user in the electronic device when the electronic device is connected with an external electronic device, the external electronic device being worn by the user; 
 sending a request for the auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data in the electronic device; 
 identifying whether the external electronic device stores the auditory data; 
 receiving the auditory data from the external electronic device without performing a hearing measurement function in response to identifying that the external electronic device stores the auditory data, or generating the auditory data by performing the hearing measurement function in response to identifying that the external electronic device does not store the auditory data; 
 correcting audio data reproduced in the electronic device using the auditory data; and 
 transmitting the corrected audio data to the external electronic device to be output by a speaker of the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 checking whether the auditory data is in the external electronic device when the auditory data is in the electronic device; and 
 transmitting the auditory data to the external electronic device when there is no auditory data in the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 generating the auditory data by performing a hearing measurement function when there is no auditory data in both the electronic device and the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 transmitting the generated auditory data to the external electronic device. 
 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the external electronic device, data about a sound received by the external electronic device; 
 synthesizing the received data about the sound and the reproduced audio data to obtain synthesized data; 
 correcting the synthesized data; and 
 transmitting the corrected synthesized data to the external electronic device.